braggadocio
noun
empty boasting; bragging.
braggadocios
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pluralof braggadocio.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Elvie Ellis navigates “On the Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492” with authority, then pivots from braggadocios to soul-baring as a budding basketball star with a dark past in “The Steam Train.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
“I’m a jealous boy, really feel like John Lennon,” he sang in “All Girls Are the Same,” in a mopey voice that could veer from downcast mumble to braggadocios rap.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2019
He engages in rap’s braggadocios side, opens up to romantic stresses, touches the issue of being black and queer in 2015, juggling all that while still eagerly dropping Pokémon references.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2015
Don’t feel that only braggadocios apply for awards; if you’re an expert in your industry, you deserve to be recognized.
From Forbes ● Feb. 13, 2013
But that is always the way with you braggadocios.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various
